Cast & Crew
Krystina Alabado is a New York City based actress, singer, and voiceover artist and currently stars asGretchen Wieners in Mean Girls on Broadway. Other Broadway credits include American Psycho (Vanden,OBC) and Green Day’s American Idiot. National Tours:Evita (Mistress), American Idiot, Spring Awakening.Off-Broadway: This Ain’t No Disco (Meesh, Atlantic Theater), The Mad Ones (Samantha Brown, 59E59 Theatre), David Bowie's Lazarus (NYTW), Camp Wanatachi (La MaMa). Regional: Burn All Night (American Repertory Theater). Miss You Like Hell (La Jolla Playhouse), Pregnancy Pact (Weston Playhouse). TV/Film:Veronica on “Voltron Legendary Defender” (Netflix), “God Friended Me” (CBS), First Reformed, “Tyrant” (FX).
Jackie Burns holds the title of Broadway’s longest running Elphaba in WICKED, she can also be seen in the commercials and print ads. She starred in the national tour of If/Then where she received rave reviews for her performance and was also a part of the original Broadway company. Other credits include the Tony Award ®-winning revival of Hair (OBC) and Rock of Ages (original Off-Broadway company member). Selected Regional:Papermill, PCLO (winner of Pittsburg performer of the year, Broadwayworlds Best Actress), Casa Manana,CRT. Film/TV: "Set it Up", "The Magnificent Meyersons", “Ghost” @jackieburnsnyc
Carolee Carmello is a 3-time Tony nominee and has appeared in 14 Broadway shows: the original Broadway casts of Tuck Everlasting, Finding Neverland, City of Angels, Falsettos, Parade (Tony nomination & Drama Desk Award), Lestat (Tony nomination & Drama Desk nomination), The Addams Family (Drama Desk nomination & Outer Critics Circle nomination), and Scandalous (Tony nomination, Drama Desk nomination) .Broadway audiences also saw her in 1776, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Kiss Me Kate, Urinetown, Sister Act, and Mamma Mia!. Off-Broadway credits include: john and jen, Das Barbecü, I Can Get It For You Wholesale,Hello Again (Obie Award), A Class Act, The Vagina Monologues, Elegies, and the critically-acclaimed,immersive Sweeney Todd. Her screen credits include: “The Deuce,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Madam Secretary,” “Smash,” “Law and Order: SVU,” “Frasier,” “Ed,” “Indoor Boys” (Indie Series Award nomination)and “Remember W.E.N.N.” (SAG Award nomination). Ms. Carmello recently starred as “Dolly Levi”in theNational Tour of Hello, Dolly.
Miguel Cervantes is currently Alexander Hamilton in the Broadway production of Hamilton in New York. Prior to that he has performed the role close to 1200 times in the Chicago co. of Hamilton. other broadway credits include IF/THEN, AMERICAN IDIOT, and25th ANNUAL...SPELLING BEE. Additional theater: GIANT, TAILS,HENRY AND MUDGE, and more. FILM THE GREATEST, N.B.T., and TRAMPS. TV: PERSON OF INTEREST, BRAINDEAD, MADAME SECRETARY, ROYAL PAINS, THE BLACKLIST, and ALL MY CHILDREN. BFA in Musical Theater from Emerson College. His favorite roles have been "Daddy" to Jackson& Adelaide and husband to super hero wife, Kelly
Drew Gehling originated the role of Dr. Pomatter on Broadway in the smash hit musical Waitress written by Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson after helping develop the piece at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA during the summer of 2015. He continued developing new works at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego last summer with the highly anticipated musical of Almost Famous where he received a Craig Noel Nomination for his work. Previously he was in our Nation's capital working on an adaptation of Dave, a new musical based on the classic film featuring a score by the incomparable Tom Kitt and directed by Tina Landau where he garnered a Helen Hayes Award nomination. This past February he joined his peers in a concert production of The Scarlet Pimpernel at Lincoln Center. He starred in the revival of the classic musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever where he played the role of Warren to critical acclaim alongside the incomparable Jessie Mueller and Harry Connick, Jr. He has also appeared on Broadway in Jersey Boys as well as originating the role of Bob Gaudio in the Chicago Production of the international smash hit. He has worked at Lincoln Center Theatre, the aforementioned A.R.T. in Boston, Atlantic Theatre Company, Playwrights Horizons, Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, the Vineyard Theatre, Utah Shakespearean Festival, and the NYTW including A Minister’s Wife, Gary Marshall’s Billy & Ray, and Anne of Green Gables (Off-Broadway) and the out of town tryout of Roman Holiday at San Fransisco’s Curran Theatre. As a concert performer Drew was a featured soloist at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall for the oratorio I Believe by Zane Zalis, which was presented by Distinguished Concerts, International. He also performed for the World Science Festival’s 2012 Gala at the world famous Jazz at Lincoln Center as well as Unsung Carolyn Leigh, a ‘Live From Lincoln Center Concert Series’ broadcast from the Allen Room. He has also performed at 54-Below as part of a number of festivals and concerts celebrating both established and new composers. On television and film, he can be seen in the HBO Film Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight, on 30 Rock, Dietland, The Good Fight, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Smash, Elementary, HBO’s Succession, The Code, Blue Bloods and the upcoming short film Stomach People written and directed by Pure100-list’s Julia Mattison. Academically, Drew has co-authored a paper about Professional Singers along with several faculty members at the NYU Voice Center. He also holds a degree from the now centennially recognized School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University.
Jeremy Jordan will soon join the cast of the acclaimed Off Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors in the lead role of Seymour. He recently starred on Broadway opposite Kerry Washington in the provocative new play, American Son, reprising his role in the recent Netflix film adaptation. He'll star as Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart in the upcoming feature, Spinning Gold. Other Broadway: Newsies (Tony, Grammy, Drama Desk nominations), Waitress, Bonnie & Clyde (Theatre World Award), West Side Story, Rock of Ages. TV: Series regular on CW’s "Supergirl”, NBC’s “Smash”, Disney Channel’s “Tangled: The Series”. Films: The Last 5 Years opposite Anna Kendrick, Joyful Noise with Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton, Newsies. Follow @JeremyMJordan for concert and music updates.
ALEX NEWELL After Taking The Stage For The First Time At A State Fair At Two-Years-Old, The Lynn, MA Native Devoted A Lifetime To Singing And Performing. Millions Fell In Love With Newell’s Voice As He Brought Wade “Unique” Adams To Life On Glee Over The Course Of Four Seasons, Offering A Groundbreaking And Influential Depiction Of One Of Network Television’s Very First Transgender Characters (Newell Himself Identifies As A Gender Non-Conforming Male). Generating Over 200 Million Career Streams Thus Far, He Introduced A Simmering And Slick Style On His POWER EP In 2016—Which Hit #4 On The Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart And Yielded The Fan Favorites “This Ain’t Over,” “Basically Over You (B.O.Y.) & “Nobody To Love.”
In Addition To Collaborations With Clean Bandit And The Knocks, He Lent His Vocal Prowess To Blonde’s “All Cried Out” And DJ Cassidy’s “Kill The Lights” With Jess Glynne And Nile Rodgers, The Latter Of Which Clinched #1 On The Billboard Dance/Club Chart. Between Headlining And Supporting Adam Lambert On Tour, He Ignited Stages At Coachella, The Governor’s Ball Music Festival, And Beyond. Simultaneously, He Used His Platform To Uplift LGBTQ Youth Through Advocacy And Aligning With The Trevor Project And GLAAD, Among Other Organizations.
2018 Saw Him Switch Gears And Succeed Yet Again. Fulfilling A Formative Dream To Be On Broadway, He Joined The Tony Award-Winning Revival Of Once On This Island In The Role Of Asaka. After A Stellar Run, He Received A GRAMMY® Award Nomination In The Category Of Best Musical Theater Album To Cap It Off, In Addition To Giving Stunning Performances Of “Mama Will Provide” On Late Night With Seth Meyers, The TODAY Show And The 2018 Tony Awards.
Laura Osnes is a two-time Tony Award nominee for her memorable performances in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Drama Desk Award) and Bonnie & Clyde. Other Broadway: Bandstand, Anything Goes, South Pacific, Grease. She has starred in two Hallmark original movies, In The Key Of Love and A Homecoming For The Holidays and been seen on tv in Fosse/Verdon (F/X), Dynasty (CW), and Elementary (CBS). Other NY/regional: The Scarlet Pimpernel and Crazy For You (Manhattan Concert Productions), The Threepenny Opera (Atlantic Theater); The Band Wagon, Pipe Dream (City Center Encores!); The Sound of Music (Carnegie Hall), Carousel (Lyric Opera of Chicago), On The Town (Boston Pops). In addition to touring with the Broadway Princess Party concert series she co-created, her extensive cabaret and symphony concert career has included broadcast performances with the The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Live From Lincoln Center (PBS), The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS), A Capitol Fourth (PBS), American Songbook (PBS), Six By Sondheim (HBO), and more. She can be heard on her two solo albums and several original cast recordings. @lauraosnes
Michael James Scott has played the Genie in Disney’s Aladdin internationally including Broadway, London, the North American Tour and originating the role in the Australian Production for which he won the prestigious Helpmann Award for best Featured Actor in a Musical. He originated the role of the Minstrel on Broadway in Something Rotten and he’s best known for originating Dr. Gotswana (aka The Maggots Guy) in the Tony winning phenomenon The Book of Mormon. Other Broadway credits include Mamma Mia, Tarzan, All Shook Up, The Pirate Queen, Elf and Hair. On TV he was recently seen in the new Showtime comedy series Black Monday. He was the standby for the legendary Ben Vereen in the Int. tour of Fosse, taking over the role in Paris, France at the Théâtre du Châtelet. On the West End he was the associate choreographer and performed in the Broadway revival transfer of Hair. Off-Broadway, co-starring in Here’s to the Public opposite Donna McKechnie, and was also part of the concert cast of Jerry Springer: The Opera at Carnegie Hall. Outside NYC, original Las Vegas Co. of Jersey Boys and in Shrek the Musical as the Donkey at the famous St. Louis Muny. Regional credits include Aida, Ragtime, South Pacific, Cinderella and Little Shop of Horrors to name a few. Numerous television and film appearances including The Carrie Diaries (The WB), Independent Woman (Feature Film), The View (ABC), The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (NBC), The Late Show with Conan O’Brien (NBC), Good Morning America (ABC), The Today Show (NBC) The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (CBS), The TONY Awards (CBS). He was a member of the critically acclaimed singing group The Broadway Boys and grammy nominated Broadway Inspirational Voices he can be heard on many original Broadway cast albums, multiple studio recordings, and the Broadway Boy's debut Album Lullaby of Broadway. MichaelJamesScott.com (Instagram/Twitter @iamMJScott)
Jarrod Spector was nominated for both a Tony and Outer Critics Circle Awards for his performance as Barry Mann in Beautiful – The Carole King Musical. He made his Broadway debut as Gavroche in the original production of Les Miserables, and went on to play a record-breaking 1500 performances as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys on Broadway. He just finished his most recent Broadway run starring as Sonny Bono in The Cher Show. National Tours: Les Miserables, Jersey Boys; Off-Broadway: Hamlet (Hamlet); Regional: Roman Holiday (Irving Radovich), Piece of My Heart (Bert Berns – NYS&F). He has toured the country with his critically-acclaimed solo concerts and duet performances with his wife Kelli Barrett, and has released two solo albums. Jarrod grew up in Philadelphia, attended Princeton, and trained at the Atlantic Theater Company in NYC. @jarrodspector
Jessica Keenan Wynn starred in Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, playing Young Tanya in Universal’s prequel/sequel. She has performed on Broadway as Cynthia Weil in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and most notably as Heather Chandler in the cult-classic Heathers at New World Stages. Previous productions include Les Misérables, Hairspray, and Life Could Be A Dream. TV credits: The Knick, Forever, Billions, Mysteries of Laura and her proudest The Golden Girls. Look out for Jessica in Paramount’s Clifford: The Big Red Dog, out Thanksgiving 2020.
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KAIT KERRIGAN
Book
Kait Kerrigan is an award-winning lyricist, bookwriter, and playwright. Off-Broadway: THE MAD ONES (fka THE UNAUTHORIZED AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SAMANTHA BROWN), HENRY & MUDGE. She has written book and lyrics for THE BAD YEARS, REPUBLIC, UNBOUND, IRENA, and lyrics for ROSIE REVERE, ENGINEER & FRIENDS, and EARTHRISE. Her plays include FATHER/DAUGHTER, DISASTER RELIEF, IMAGINARY LOVE, and TRANSIT. Her work has been developed by La Jolla, Kennedy Center, Theatreworks/Silicone Valley, Primary Stages, Goodspeed, and others. Awards: Kleban, Larson, Theatre Hall of Fame Most Promising Lyricist. Alumna of Dramatists Guild Fellowship, Page 73's I-73, Barnard College, BMI Musical Theatre Writing Workshop.
RACHEL AXLER
Writer
Rachel Axler is a four-time Emmy Award-winning TV writer and playwright. TV: Veep, Dickinson, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Parks and Recreation, How I Met Your Mother, Childrens Hospital, and more. Theatre: Her play, SMUDGE, was developed at the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, premiered Off-Broadway with Women's Project Theater, and is published in English and German, one of which she speaks. Radio: NPR’s Prairie Home Companion/Live From Here. Humor pieces of hers have been published in The New Yorker's Daily Shouts, The New York Times, and In Character. BA: Williams College; MFA in Playwriting: UCSD. Member: Writers Guild of America.
NATHAN TYSEN
Lyrics
Nathan Tysen - West End: Amélie (Olivier Nomination). Broadway: Amélie, Tuck Everlasting. Off-Broadway: The Burnt Part Boys, Fugitive Songs, Stars of David. Regional: Paradise Square, Stillwater, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, and two circuses for Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey. TV: Sesame Street, Elmo’s World, and The Electric Company. Awards from the Kleban, Ebb, Rodgers, and Larson Foundations. Writer and director for Lovewell Institute, creating original musicals with young adults. MFA NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, BFA Missouri State Univ. Husband to writer Kait Kerrigan, father to Lucy. nathantysen.com
JASON HOWLAND
Music
Jason Howland, an honors graduate of Williams College (1993), is a Grammy Award winning producer, Emmy Award winning arranger, and Tony nominated producer. He is the composer of Broadway’s 2005 TONY nominated LITTLE WOMEN – THE MUSICAL. Howland was nominated for a Tony Award in 1999 for co- producing the The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh, and won an Emmy Award in 2007 for creating and composing the Christmas special HANDEL’S MESSIAH ROCKS for the Boston Pops. He is the Arranger and Music Supervisor for the smash hit BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL (Broadway, West End, US National Tour, Tokyo, Australian National Tour, UK National Tour) for which he won a Grammy Award; BONNIE and CLYDE, WONDERLAND, JEKYLL & HYDE, THE CIVIL WAR, and THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL , in addition to music directing the mega-hit LES MISERABLES, and Boy George’s TABOO. International projects as an arranger and orchestrator include Frank Wildhorn’s stage adaptation of the Japanese Anime sensation DEATH NOTE for HoriPro, and two new shows MATA HARI and THE MAN WHO LAUGHS. Recent theater projects include composing and orchestrating the original score for IKIRU, a new musical based on the Kurosawa film, that premiered in Tokyo, Oct 2018, LAST DAYS OF SUMMER (Kansas City rep), and PARADISE SQAURE at Berkeley Repertory Theater.
MARC BRUNI
Director
Marc Bruni directed the Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award winning Beautiful: The Carole King Musical on Broadway, in the West End, US and UK Tours, and in Australia where he won the 2018 Helpmann Award for Best Direction of a Musical. Bruni’s other directing credits include Hey, Look Me Over!, Paint Your Wagon, Pipe Dream and Fanny for City Center Encores!, The Explorers Club (Manhattan Theater Club), The Sound of Music (Chicago Lyric Opera), The Music Man and How to Succeed in Business... (Kennedy Center), Old Jews Telling Jokes (Westside Theatre and Royal George in Chicago- Jeff Award nom for Direction), Trevor (Writers Theatre), Roman Holiday (Golden Gate), Other People’s Money (Long Wharf), Presto Change-o (Barrington Stage) Ordinary Days (Roundabout Underground), and 8 shows for the St. Louis MUNY including Singin’ in the Rain, My Fair Lady, The Music Man and The Sound of Music (Two Kevin Kline Nominations for direction). He won the NYMF Award for Best Direction for his production of Such Good Friends. Graduate of Dartmouth College and proud member of SDC.
SARAH O’GLEBY
Choreography
Sarah O’Gleby - Sarah’s credits include upcoming ‘Shucked’ with Jack O’Brien (Broadway), Annie Get Your Gun (Bay street), ‘High Button Shoes’ for Encores at City Center, Kennedy Center Honors (CBS), ‘Mythic’ (Directed and Choreographed, London), The Wanderer’ Music of Dion DiMucci Musical (Upcoming Papermill Playhouse), and ChickFlick The Musical (Off-Broadway). Sarah also choreographs for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and SNL (NBC). Sarah is a creative director for events with brands such as the NBC Upfronts, Hermes, Target and the Robin Hood Foundation in New York. Some Associate credits include Disney’s Frozen (Broadway), Academy Awards 2013-15, Tony Awards opening numbers, Ted 2 (Universal), The Sound of Music with Carrie Underwood & Peter Pan Live.
Kim Scharnberg
Orchestrations
Kim Scharnberg - Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde, Scarlet Pimpernel, Civil War, Little Women (Drama Desk Award nomination), Wonderland, Jekyll & Hyde revival. International: Carmen, Rudolf, Monte Cristo, Phantom (Yeston/Kopit)
Film: A River Runs Through It, Quiz Show, Fly Away Home, The Net, Television: Dallas, Knot's Landing, Party of Five. Other: Handel's Messiah Rocks, Linda Eder, Boston Pops, Atlanta Symphony. From Broadway with Love (Sandy Hook, Orlando, Parkland), Associate Artist at Ford's Theatre (Washington, DC),
Composer/Arranger for the Pageant of the Masters (Laguna Beach, CA) More at KimScharnberg.com
BOBBY PEARCE
Costume Design
Bobby Pearce received nominations for both the Tony Award and Outer Critic’s Circle Award for his work on Rosie O’Donnell’s Broadway production of Taboo starring Boy George. He also designed; Sign, Sealed, Delivered at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, the award winning production of The Syringa Tree, (New York and London), the National Tour of Tommy, three gowns for Liza Minnelli’s appearance in Michael Jackson’s 30th Anniversary Celebration, The Rosie O’Donnell Show (Halloween 1999-2001) and Broadway’s Betrayal starring Juliette Binoche (Associate Costume Designer). In addition, he designed the film Let It Snow starring Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera’s concert tour Chita, And All That Jazz, and Off-Broadway’s Behind the Beat starring Vicki Sue Robinson.
Bobby has a long-time association with Rosie O’Donnell. He has been featured in the magazine “Rosie” and has made over a dozen appearances on The Rosie O’Donnell Show doing crafts and singing songs with Rosie. He has also designed costumes for personal appearances and the club acts of numerous celebrities including Bea Arthur, Petula Clark, Bebe Neuwirth, Faith Prince, Larry Gatlin, Martin Short, Madeline Kahn, Elizabeth Ashley, Cyd Charisse, Glenn Close, Sheena Easton, Leslie Uggams, Laurie Beechman and Tracy Ullman. He has designed over 30 gowns for Marla Maples, many of which have been featured in numerous magazines. His favorite “Diva” to date was the late Gwen Verdon for whom he designed over a dozen gowns.
BILLY JAY STEIN
Music Producer & Mixer
Billy Jay Stein - Founder of Strange Cranium Productions and Strike Audio. Winner of the 2015 Grammy Award for producing and mixing Beautiful – the Carole King Musical. Composer, arranger and music producer for The Radio City Rockettes NY Spectacular. Founder and Developer of MainBrain Show Control Software. Broadway Electronic Music Design/ Keyboard credits: Diana, Tootsie, Mean Girls, The Band’s Visit, Fun Home, Beautiful, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, Hairspray, Amelie, Tuck Everlasting, The Rocky Horror Show and Jekyll & Hyde. Music Director/Pianist for Linda Eder since 2008. Stein was a member of the rock band The Hatters (1989-1996), releasing three albums on Atlantic Records. www.strikeaudio.com, www.strangecranium.com
HMS MEDIA
Video Post-Production
HMS Media is a 20-time Emmy Award® winning multimedia company that creates broadcast, online and mobile content for Broadway shows & national tours, regional theater dance & music companies and social service institutions.
Kevin Duda Productions
Producer
Kevin Duda Productions focuses on the development & management of entertainment properties, both in classic form and those that break traditional boundaries. Past projects include; Mad Libs Live! (New World Stages, NYC), Broadway Fights Back (Town Hall, NYC), From Broadway With Love (BB&T Center Arena, Parkland, FL), Ain't We Got Fun (The F. Scott Fitzgerald Society of London), Moonshine & Mistletoe (Hilton Head Arts Center, SC), and the National Mini Tours of Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical & Mad Libs Live! KDP has also created shows for Norwegian Cruise Lines. As an actor on Broadway, Kevin is proud to have been an original cast member for The Book of Mormon & Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, as well as Les Liaisons Dangereuses for Roundabout Theatre Company.
Kevin is currently an Executive Producer for Hallmark Channel, represented by In The Key of Love (starring Laura Osnes & Scott Michael Foster), Two Turtle Doves (starring Nikki DeLoach & Michael Rady) and A New Year’s Resolution (Starring Aimee Teagarden & Michael Rady), with more movies, stage & television projects slated to premiere in 2020-21.
SynMedia
SynMedia has served at forefront of digital marketing, strategy, design and branding for the past 20 years.
Working with a wide array of brands and verticals ranging from entertainment and hospitality to travel and residential we have been the creative force behind countless successful social media and digital marketing campaigns. We are tasked daily to drive business, sell tickets, put heads in beds, fill tables and move merchandise through engaging content and carefully crafted messaging targeted to each clients respective audience.
Grapevine PR
A team for more than a decade, Molly Barnett and Chelsea Nachman honed their PR skills at DKC/O&M (formerly O&M Co), one of the industry's leading firms, before launching grapevine pr in 2017. There, they helped spearhead more than forty campaigns for Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, including the Tony Award-winning productions of Dear Evan Hansen, Kinky Boots, Beautiful, Fun Home, The Normal Heart, Peter and the Starcatcher, and many more.
At grapevine pr, the pair has worked with a myriad of talent from composers to directors to actors, including Award-winners Laura Benanti, Rachel Chavkin, Jessie Mueller, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Lauren Patten, Tom Kitt, Sonya Tayeh, Theresa Rebeck, Bess Wohl and many more.
Originally from Miami, Florida, Barnett graduated from NYU's Gallatin School and is a Board member of ATPAM (The Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers). Pre-COVID, she could be found at the nearest FlyWheel, holding an iced coffee in her left hand and petting a dog with her right (she’s great at multitasking) – now she can be found sheltering in place at her apartment.
Nachman grew up in Long Island, New York, and graduated from the University of Michigan. She is a social media enthusiast, pop culture pundit, and a self-proclaimed expert in making 30 Rock quotes applicable in any situation. You can validate her on all social platforms at @chelseanachman.